NGERINGA Rosè 2010

Resin, orange blossom and cream aromas. Enticing. Honeysuckle, blood orange and spice on the palate. Characteristically savoury, generous and lengthy. A blossoming, textured Rosé with a tight, dry finish. The first Ngeringa Rosé to be bottled in clear glass.

WINEMAKING NOTES
100% Syrah. Partial direct press from fruit picked specifically for the Rosé plus partial sainge.  Fermented in old French barriques, aged for 7 months.  Full malolactic.  No barrel stirring, minimal acid adjustment.  Estate bottled.

VINTAGE NOTES
The 2010 growing season was a kinder one than previous with a wet, cool spring following a mild winter of average rainfall. Budburst started as usual in the Chardonnay & Pinot Noir and this time the new shoots began emerging in mid August.  A cool start to September however halted any voracious growth and delayed budburst of the Rhone varietals.  A thick harvest of hay was cut in early November thanks to the good spring rains.

The onset of summer brought with it the usual heat spikes with the last this year being early February.  The few weeks leading in to harvest were ideal, warm even days with cool nights typical of the Mt Barker summit.  The fruit ripened steadily and easily, and harvest began the last week of February.  Of note for us was the absence of LBAM or weevil damage.  The fruit across the vineyard was in excellent condition and was generous in quantity.  It was a year for wines of gentile fragrance, politely spoken flavours and defined structure.

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